SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN

2017-2019

SCHOOL NAME: Westwood Elementary School

OBJECTIVE: We will increase student reading proficiency.

GOAL 1: Students in grades K-3 will move from below 50% proficient as measured by Beginning of the Year Reading 3D data to 65%
proficient as measured by End of the Year Reading 3D data. Reading proficiency for 2016-2017 as measured by Reading 3D data is
61%.

Students in grades 3-6 will be at 70% proficiency as measured by End of Grade Test, level 3 and above, in English Language
Arts/Reading. Reading proficiency for 2016-2017 is 66.46%.

Action Item Action/Strategy Resources Person(s) Evaluation Measure Timeline

Number Needed Responsible
1 Target Vocabulary proficiency for EOG Scores 6/2017
students in grades K-6 MOY and EOY Reading 3D
Action Steps: Data
Implement Text Talk in Text Talk Classroom iReady Data
grades 1-3 to increase manuals and Teachers; Progress Monitoring Data
vocabulary and language books Literacy Pre- and Post-Test Text Talk
knowledge. Specialists; EC Data
Share strategies at Grade Common Teachers; AIG
Level meetings to enhance planning time Teacher
vocabulary instruction
Progress monitoring at Tablet
risk students and Progress
quarterly assessments (3D Monitoring
data). Books
Assess K-6 student Internet Access
progress using iReady iReady
data.
Grades 3-6 utilize Words to Go
structured vocabulary Wordly Wise
programs/series Spelling City
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2 Target K-2 students in written MOY and EOY Reading 3D 6/2017
comprehension proficiency Data
Action Steps: iReady Data
K-2 teachers receive Thinking Maps Classroom Progress Monitoring Data
training to aid in written Training Teachers; Pre- and Post-Test Text Talk
comprehension Thinking Maps Literacy Data
development. posted Specialists; EC
Provide K-2 teachers with Teachers; AIG
updated materials to Updated Teacher
teach written Reading
comprehension skills. Materials
OBJECTIVE: We will increase overall Math Proficiency from 60.7% to 70%. Math proficiency for 2016-2017 is 69.42%.

GOAL 2: Increase total proficiency for assigned standard for each grade level by 5% as indicated on EOG Goal Summary Sheets. 3rd
Grade Measurement and Data from 53.8% to 58.8% (2016-2017 – 63.1%); 4th Grade Measurement & Data from 54.4% to 59.4%
(2016-2017 – 55.7%); 5th Grade Numbers & Operations: Fractions Sense from 54.9% to 59.9% (2016-2017 – 61.8%); 6th Grade
Expressions & Equations from 50.8% to 55.8% (2016-2017 – 59.4%).

Action Item Action/Strategy Resources Person(s) Evaluation Measure Timeline

Number Needed Responsible
1 4 Math Nights during the 2016- Teacher School Sign-in Sheets
2017 School Year Volunteers Improvement
Math Team;
Manipulatives/ Classroom
Materials Teachers
Examples
2 Assess K-6 Math Proficiency using Internet Access Classroom iReady Data
iReady 3 times each year iReady Teachers
3 Work in grade level teams to Planning Time Classroom Grade Level Minutes
analyze data and find games/ PLC Meetings Teachers
activities to improve Math Math Resources
proficiency
4 Use SchoolNet to assess student Internet Access Classroom
understanding of Math concepts Teachers
5 Administer Mock EOG Mock EOG Tests Administration 3/2017
Classroom
Teachers
Specialists
OBJECTIVE: Students will follow the rules of conduct at Westwood Elementary School.

GOAL 3: Improve staff’s perception of students at Westwood following rules of conduct from 84% to 92% as determined by the
Teachers’ Working Conditions survey.

Action Item Action/Strategy Resources Person(s) Evaluation Measure Timeline

Number Needed Responsible
1 PACK expectations taught at the Time Administration Referral Data Bi-Annually
beginning of year by PACK Rules School
administration, school counselor, Sign-up Genius Counselor
and teachers, and revisited Classroom
throughout the year by all staff. Teachers
Cafeteria
Manager
2 Create discipline charts Google Suite Administration Data Analysis Yearly
comparing data from previous
years to the present school year.
3 Communicate discipline data with Time at Faculty Administration Discipline Data Quarterly
staff. Meeting PBIS Team
4 PBIS will make appropriate Monthly PBIS PBIS Team Discipline Data Quarterly
changes to address the areas of Team Meetings
need shown by the discipline
data.

2016-2017:
 Lunch detention went form 18 in 2015-2016 to 5 in 2016-2017 as given by administration
 Overall discipline incidents went down from 121 in 2015-2016 to 81 in 2016-2017.
 OSS went down from 31 2015-2016 to 28 in 2016-2017.
OBJECTIVE: Teachers will model and teach Digital Citizenship by the ethical, respectful, and safe use of digital tools and resources.

GOAL 4: 100% of classroom teachers will plan and teach 1 unit each semester on digital citizenship and copyright as evidenced by
data uploaded to prove they mastered the Digital Citizenship focus of the NC Digital Learning Competencies.

Action Item Action/Strategy Resources Person(s) Evaluation Measure Timeline

Number Needed Responsible
1 Copyright training for faculty and Laura Bowers 3-2-1 Evaluation 2/2017
staff. Teach and model copyright Kim Miller
law to students. Faculty and
Staff
2 Require fair use in student work Certified Staff Informal Observation of 6/2018
and creation Student Work
3 Use advanced communication Skype Certified Staff Teacher Lesson Plans 6/2018
and collaboration tools to engage Internet Access
with other cultures
4 Teach and model appropriate, Certified Staff Walk-Throughs and 6/2018
responsible technology use Observations
5 Create an environment where Certified Staff 6/2018
ethical online etiquette is
required
6 THINK signs need to be posted in THINK Posters Certified Staff 6/2018
each classroom

2016-2017

Two district teams have been formed. Kim Miller and Earl Pennington are the Westwood representatives.